吭

kēng
#3,061 most
frequent character
to utter

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

吭 has 口 (mouth, sound) as its meaning part and 亢 kàng as a sound part. It first meant 'the throat of a bird.' That grew to 'to utter.' Read háng, it means 'throat.'

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Same Characters, Different Readings

吭háng
throat

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